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EU announces 1.9 lakh to Indian Red Cross Society for Kerala flood relief

The European Union on Thursday announced an assistance of €190,000 (Rs 1.53 crore) in aid funding to the Indian Red Cross Society for providing immediate relief to flood-affected people in......

Red Cross to help tsunami victims

The International Red Cross Society, based in Geneva, has released a preliminary appeal to those who would like to help the people affected by tsunami waves that hit large parts of south India on......

CBI begins probe into graft complaints against Red Cross's 5 branches

A Central Bureau of Investigation probe has been launched at the regional branches of the Red Cross Society in four states and a Union Territory over complaints of corruption and financial......

The Do-Gooder Who Has Donated Blood 21 Times

'I will continue to donate blood till I am healthy.' IMAGE: Bhuvneshwar Kumar with his mementos. Photograph: Archana Masih/Rediff.com Bhuvneshwar Kumar has donated blood at the Red Cross Blood......

'Hidma's Death Is Death Of Maoist Insurgency'

'The (Maoist) organisation is in visible decline. Their senior leaders are ageing. Forest life is unforgiving -- older leaders simply cannot cope physically.''Earlier, they attracted educated youth......

Red Cross asks Indian Oil to stop using its symbol

The Red Cross society has not taken kindly to its ubiquitous symbol being used by Indian Oil. The Indian Red Cross Society has shot off a letter to the state-owned oil company asking it to stop the......

Mukesh Ambani named Red Cross chairman

Mukesh Ambani, chief of the Reliance group has been nominated as chairman of the Geneva-based Foundation for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.The move, along......

Meet India's Corporate Fraudsters

The average Indian fraudster isn't an outsider exploiting security loopholes.He's usually a man between 26 and 45 years of age, working in operations or procurement, with more than six years at the......

How To Fix Ayushman Bharat: Experts To FM

'Patients under the scheme may ultimately have to go to private hospitals.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi interacts with beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat and PMAY Rural schemes in......

Excessive nutrition kills more people than hunger!

Almost one billion people around the globe go to bed hungry every night, but it is 'excess Nutrition' that kills more, according to world's largest humanitarian organisation IFRC. "At least one......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Meet Bollywood's Small Town Girl

'Choti ungli pe nachayegi tumhe, she's the small-town girl,' warns Ranbir Kapoor in Bachna Ae Haseeno. But clearly, the audience is happy to stay wrapped around her finger and lap up all her......

A purist who made Gen-Z fall in love with Red & Whites

IMAGE: Virat Kohli set a record as the Indian batter with the most number of double centuries in Test cricket, scoring seven in his illustrious career. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli entered Indian......

PIX: Gaza amputee an inspiration to young swimmers

IMAGE: Majdi El-Tattar, who lost his right leg in an accident, is a high-in-demand swimming coach in Gaza. Photographs: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Majdi El-Tattar was just nine years old when he......

Is this why KL Rahul is struggling in Test cricket?

'He has got the game, but somewhere I feel he does not express himself, the way he needs to. I think he needs to come out and back his game.' IMAGE: KL Rahul struggled in the two-Test series in......

Real Madrid to donate 1m euros to help displaced in Ukraine

IMAGE: Real Madrid players celebrate a goal (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Spanish club Real Madrid will donate one million euros ($1.10 million)......